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Sea Salt and Honey Almond Butter

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I concentrated on the Food Matter’s Recipe for what felt like hours and my inspiration was zilch. Squat. Nothing.

This is one of those weekends when I need a weekend to recover.

I rolled out of bed on Saturday morning, filled my coffee thermos, and was off to Chicago.  My three hour drive seemed to fly by- I was so excited that I forgot to eat breakfast!  I did a little shopping (I mean, you can’t go to civilization and not go to Trader Joe’s), picked up Melissa, and we were off to Joy’s book signing.  We picked up a bit of coffee before and couldn’t believe our eyes when we got there a half hour early only to find the place was packed!  We were there for over two hours!

By the time we left, we were starving (it was dinner time!) and Melissa took me to this great Venezuelan restaurant in Oak Park.  I ate devoured an arepa covered with fried plantains, roasted red peppers, black beans, and cheese.  (I’m pretty sure it was delicious but I’m also sure I would have eaten anything at that point-coffee does not make substantial breakfast/lunch.)

Finally, everything lined up just perfectly and I ended up at my cousin’s house warming party stuffing my face full of stuffed grape leaves, spinach dip, and of course some great Goose Island beer (I learned about The Green Line project. This special ale is only brewed for drafts and kegs to eliminate waste!)

After a great (productive) drive home- my head hit the pillow at 3:00.  I haven’t stayed out that late in ages but it was such a blast!  I really miss being in a larger area-sometimes living in a town of 9000 people makes you go a bit crazy!

So instead of a complicated dish,  I leave you for this great (simple) recipe for almond butter.  If you’ve had trouble making peanut butter, I suggest you start with making almond butter.  Almond Butter tends to be smoother (and still whips up in less than 10 minutes!) I also find it still spreads easy after being in the refrigerator!

Be sure to check out everyone who is participating this week for the food matter’s project- they’re making Coq/Veggie au Vin! 

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Recipe type: Odds and Ends
Serves: 10-12

Ingredients
  • 2 cups roasted almonds
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt (or more, depending on your taste)

Instructions
  1. If using non pre-roasted almonds, place almonds on a baking tray covered in parchment paper. Roast at 275˚ for 45 minutes. Almonds should have a nice roasted flavor to them. If using roasted almonds, skip this step (I find the pre-roasted almonds do better in this nut butter.)
  2. Place almonds in a food processor and turn on. Almonds will go through different stages but you will want to let your food processor run until the oil has released and almond butter has smoothed out (it will ball up right before this happens.) Turn off food processor and transfer to a mason jar.
  3. Stir in salt and honey. Cover with an air tight lid and keep in the refrigerator.

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  • http://www.texanerin.com/ Erin @ Texanerin Baking

    I love almond butter! I haven’t tried it with honey yet because it and all other types of liquid always make my other types of nut butter go from super smooth and totally pourable to chunky and hard to spread. Yours looks wonderful. :)

    • naturallyella

      I’ve learned to fold in the honey by hand because when I would add it to the food processor, I always had the same problem!

      • http://www.texanerin.com/ Erin @ Texanerin Baking

        That’s so strange! I’ll try your tip next time. Thank. :)

  • http://cookieandkate.com/ Kate

    I was stumped by this week’s FMP recipe, too. It looks like you and Melissa had a blast together!

    • naturallyella

      Glad I wasn’t the only one- I’m sure it’s delicious but oh well, maybe I’ll come back to it someday!

  • Margarita

    I wish I had a food processor so I can make this… I love almond butter and buy it more now than peanut butter. Oh but almond butter and honey, these are the two things i slather on my breads… Until i get a food processor, AB and honey sandwiches will have to do forme. :( Looks like you had a fun weekend!

  • twopeasandtheirpod

    I love making my own nut butter! Great flavor!

  • http://www.loveandlemons.com/ Jeanine

    Looks like a fun day! I should make my own nut butter, I’ve always been too lazy, but I guess it’s pretty easy!

  • http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/ Kelly

    Wow this looks so delicious, what a great recipe and such a fun day! I absolutely LOVE your blog! xoxo

  • Chelsey Marashian

    This looks so good! I really want to try this!

  • http://www.turntablekitchen.com Kasey

    You guys are so cute!!! That Venezualan restaurant sounds awesome. It’s always super fun to meet fellow bloggers in person. Hope you have a calm week to help you recover from the weekend!

  • Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    This is simply lovely! Awesome idea!

  • http://www.joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/ Joanne

    Wow it sounds like you had a crazy, but AWESOME, weekend! Joy comes to NYC this weekend and I can’t wait! I definitely found it hard to get inspired by coq au vin this week but I did the best I could. What I ended up with is so inauthentic that maybe it’s exciting in its own right? I actually do love almond butter more than peanut butter, especially homemade! This sounds delicious!

  • http://twitter.com/HILLontherun Hillary

    mouth.is.watering.YUM.

  • http://www.glutenfreepantry.blogspot.com/ Laura @ Gluten Free Pantry

    I am making this today-thank you so much for a fantastic homemade almond butter recipe!

  • http://thecornerkitchen.blogspot.com/ Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen

    I can’t wait to see Joy this coming weekend in NYC!

    I recently nominted you for the Versatile Blogger award. I’m so glad to have found your blog and love all the amazing recipes you share!! You can find more info here – http://thecornerkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/award.html

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  • Suzanne Schindler

    Do you have a general idea of how long this will keep? Or does everyone love nut butters so much they are gone before we could ever find out?? I feel that way but I TRY to contain myself ;)

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  • Meggie

    I have made this recipe twice already and I absolutely LOVE it. It’s sooo easy!! I use it often for a snack on cut up apple slices….soooo yummy!! Thanks for sharing!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/P2YWBRKKVKRS3BI74PNR7GDJGE cme

    how many tablespoons of almond butter does this end up making?

    • erin

      I think I got about 1 1/2 cups (which would be 24 tablespoons)

  • laura @ spicybuddha.com

    This looks incredible! I can’t believe I never thought to make almond butter before. My husband and I began making our own almond milk last year – so easy and so delicious. How long do you think this almond butter will stay good for?

    Thanks so much for the inspiration :)

  • Loretta

    I used raw almonds and it worked great as well!

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  • HRLaurie

    I just made this on a whim while the quiche I made for dinner was cooling. OMG, it’s divine. I just had store bought almond butter for the first time on Monday. It pales in comparison.

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